Are you excited about the new school year? Here at SchoolhouseTeachers.com, we are ecstatic. Not only will you continue to have access to almost every class that has been taught over the years, but there are many new classes coming. Some have started, are starting soon, or will be starting in the next couple of

One of SchoolhouseTeachers.com’s newest classes is Animal Science with Sonya Brouillette. This class, geared toward middle school and high school, has just begun, so it is not too late to get started. If you miss any lessons, they will be available online. Sonya will teach us about classification systems and journaling and then will dive

As your students prepare for a new school year, consider Keyboarding with David Kimball. Much of their work, especially if they are in middle school and high school, will need to be typed on the computer. Help them succeed by knowing how to type well and quickly instead of hen pecking the keys. This course

As summer winds down, so do many summer reading programs. Whether your child has read a little or a lot, there is no reason to stop reading great literature. Adam Andrews’ Literature class will be enjoying Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis during the month of August. The schedule for the fall includes

Cathy Diez-Luckie has taken a bit of a diversion during the summer months with her Figures in History class. While she normally discusses famous people throughout history, during June and July she has chosen to discuss some very old and often very large figures from history—dinosaurs. Did you catch those lessons? If you have a

There is a connection between geology and biology, and Ruth Sundeen will be discussing that connection this month in her Biology class. She will also be taking a close-up look at using microscopes and examining organisms from the Kingdom Monera and Kingdom Archaea. (Please note, however, that microscopes are not required for this class. Ruth

SchoolhouseTeachers.com has some amazing classes for preschoolers, not just older students. One of these classes is Homegrown Preschooler with Kathy Lee and Lesli Richards. Although this is a class that has already finished, all of its lessons are accessible. There are seven separate units, each with a theme and a character trait. As we will

Join Deborah Burton in her Mock Trial class as she discusses medical malpractice and the legal ramifications of suing a doctor, technician, or other medical professional. Deborah does an excellent job of breaking down this legal topic so that it is easily understandable. When it is time to take a break from the intense discussion

This month, two of our Schoolhouse Teachers take a look at fathers—the father of the cotton gin and fathers from history, science, math, art, and more.Niki Coburn McNeil’s Lapbooking unit this month for 4th-6th graders takes a look at Eli Whitney and his cotton gin. Meet the boy who could invent anything and was asked

Music and Art are subjects that are vibrant and powerful—and can often seem quite overwhelming to both the teacher and the student. Michelle Martin and Brenda Ellis would like to help on SchoolhouseTeachers.com.   In Music Theory, Michelle Martin breaks down the science and art of music. In August we’ll look at the major scale,

We’ve all heard that plants need light for photosynthesis, but have you ever stopped to wonder what the plants do with that light? Get ready for the third month of Botany with Julie Polanco. She’ll take us inside chloroplasts, the sites of photosynthesis within the cells of leaves. We’ll learn about plant cells, discover how